1656—The VERGULDE DRAECK lost on Houtman's Albrohos.
1688—William Dampier, in the BACHELOR'S DELIGHT and CYGNET, with crews of buccaneers.
1695—William de Vlaming, with the GEELVINK, NYPTANGH, and WEZELTJE, named the Swan River.
1699—William Dampier, in the ROEBUCK; north-west coast of New Holland.
1705—Martin Van Delft, with the VOSSENBACH, WAYER, and NOVA HOLLANDIA; on the west coast. This was the last voyage of discovery by the Dutch.
1721—Commodore Roggewein started for New Holland; discovered the "Thousand Islands."
1727—The ZEEWYCK lost off Houtman's Abrolhos. In 1839, Captain Stokes found a gun and other relics of this visit on an island.
1768—De Bougainville discovered the Louisade Archipelago.
1770—Captain James Cook, in the ENDEAVOUR; landed at Botany Bay; explored the east coast, and took possession under the name of New South Wales.
1772—Captain Marion du Fresne and Captain Crozet, from Nance, in the MASCARIN and CASTRES to Tasmania. The first visitors after Tasman. From thence they sailed to New Zealand, where they were murdered by the Maories.